Leo Carroll ’74 PhD

Leo Carroll ’74 PhD, of Lynn, Mass.; Apr. 15. He was emeritus professor and former chair of sociology and anthropology at URI. After serving in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War, he taught sociology and criminology at URI for 45 years. He also served as chair of the department of sociology and anthropology for 12 of those years. He retired in 2018. He was the 1975 recipient of URI’s Presidential Award for Excellence in Teaching. He was internationally known as a criminologist and author of numerous articles, including two books on criminal justice. He was a visiting research fellow in the Center for Criminal Justice at Harvard Law School and a fellow at the Economic and Social Research Institute in Dublin. He served on several boards, including the ACLU of Rhode Island and the South County YMCA. He also served as senior warden at St. Peter’s by-the-Sea Episcopal Church in Narragansett. He is survived by his wife, Jeanne; two daughters; two stepchildren; eight grandchildren; and nieces and nephews.